Swapo Party candidate Lucas Mbangu says his mission is simple and clear, he wants to become the bridge that finally connects the people of Rundu Rural constituency with the government. Mbangu is set to face off against the current councillor and independent candidate, Paulus Mbangu, in the regional council and local authority elections scheduled for...
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‘BCP president makes wife party’s signatory’
ONGWEDIVA- The president of the Body of Christ Party (BCP), Festus Thomas, has defended his decision to appoint his wife as a signatory to the party’s bank account. This was one of the allegations levelled against him by party members. Several party members last week in a petition accused the politician of irregularities, including misusing...
Volunteers lead clean-up campaign
Matheus David The Zion Christian Mission Centre graduates and Shincheonji Volunteers recently held a clean-up campaign behind People’s Primary School, Windhoek. The campaign aims to ensure hygiene and safety for all. Around 80 volunteers joined the activity. They worked in teams, picking up litter, clearing the riverbed and making the place safer for residents. Their...
20 new classrooms handed over
EPEMBE – The Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, has handed over 20 new classrooms as well as a new storeroom to five schools in the Ohangwena region yesterday, worth N$8 million. This N$8 million project in Ohangwena is part of a broader, deliberate, and strategic national effort to expand...
Qatar eyes stronger energy partnership
Qatar has expressed a strong interest in deepening its energy partnership with Namibia, saying it sees major opportunities in the country’s new oil and gas discoveries and is ready to share expertise, expand investments, and accelerate development in the sector. Qatar’s minister of state for energy affairs, Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, paid a courtesy visit to...
Govt ponders over seal industry
SWAKOPMUND – Namibia is exploring a more sustainable and value-added approach to its seal industry. The seal industry to date has struggled to transform its seal quota into a more revenue and job creation sector due to a lack of international markets and pressure by human rights groups. The Namibian seal harvest has been a...
Windhoek’s ‘Farm 508’ gets clinic
Adolf Kaure The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Esperance Luvindao inaugurated the Farm 508 primary health care unit in the Samora Michel constituency on Wednesday. Farm 508 is on the outskirts of Windhoek and consists of mainly residents who were relocated there from Otjomuise’s 8ste Laan informal settlement earlier this year after the...
Nampol intensifies push for Nainda’s Interpol presidency
Namibia is positioning itself to make global policing history, as Namibian Police Major General Anna-Marie Nainda enters the race to become Interpol’s next president. A formal event was recently convened to rally support for Nainda – Africa’s sole female candidate in the race. The gathering formed part of Namibia’s formal diplomatic outreach ahead of the...
Red Force demands retraction from Sankwasa
KATIMA MULILO – Red Force Debt Management has formally demanded a retraction, apology, and cessation of statements by Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, allegedly made during a public meeting in Katima Mulilo on 11 November 2025. During the live-streamed event on the Katima Mulilo Town Council’s Facebook page, the minister alleged that...
ECN ready for polls in Kavango East
RUNDU – Paulus Sifire, Kavango East Electoral Commission of Namibia’s (ECN) regional electoral officer says preparations are on track in the region for the oncoming polls. A total of 215 teams will be ensuring that eligible voters cast their votes. “Out of the 215 total, 128 are fixed teams, while 87 are mobile teams, they...









